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Attilatheblond

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3. The people who decided the line of succession and put DEFSC at #6?

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2024, 11:32 AM

Jan 2024

And not alerting superiors and subordinates that he was going into hospital put Command in a bit of a bind. Not a good thing in today's volatile world.

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With all the discussion over SECDEF Austin in hospital, does anybody know [View all] niyad Jan 2024 OP

Point taken. SalamanderSleeps Jan 2024 #1

The people who decided the line of succession and put DEFSC at #6? Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #3

''Austin, 70, remains hospitalized...is able to do his full duties, has secure communications at Walter Reed'' Donkees Jan 2024 #2

THANK YOU!!! niyad Jan 2024 #4

He's going to recover, and then go to his office and clean out his desk. Wingus Dingus Jan 2024 #5

So, in other words, you cannot, or will not, answer my direct question, as the poster niyad Jan 2024 #6

Ok, I see how it is. Wingus Dingus Jan 2024 #7

Of course you can. But in this case, I asked a very specific question, niyad Jan 2024 #8

It's just hard to discuss how he's doing... rubbersole Jan 2024 #9